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The beauty of Birmingham Reservoir is reason enough to stop by. You imagine that's sufficient? Just getting warmed up. Dry warm beds await you at Embassy Suites Hotel Birmingham. Lakes are pleasant; Owens Pond is a lake that's near Birmingham Reservoir. This is a splendid neighborhood for folks who like lakes. Vestavia Lake is a lake around here, and Cahaba River has a nice whitewater paddling spot close by. A brilliant site to stop by close to Birmingham Reservoir
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| | is Emory Gap, and for you golfers we recommend nearby Highland Park Golf Course.
Throughout the days of summer, highs regularly are in the 90's at Birmingham Reservoir, and through the night it cools down to the 60's. Throughout the wintertime highs are generally in the 50's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Birmingham Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. Pelham Koa Kampground is a brilliant local campground. Very delightful water scenery is | |
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available at Birmingham Water Service Lake Dam in the neighborhood of Birmingham Reservoir; paddling on Yellowleaf Creek - North Fork is so much fun.
You'll meet a lot of folks from Birmingham-Hoover here; if you came for an overnight
stay City of Hoover RV Park is a fine spot to camp. This lake is so wonderful. Courtyard By Marriott Birmingham Homewood is a good location to get some rest, and let's not forget Watkins Brook which is a stream that you may bump into
while you're here. Birmingham Reservoir gets lots of water; the wettest month of the year is frequently March, that's the one that rains the most, and October on the other hand is the driest.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.46722
Longitude: -86.75833
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 7 miles away
Class II - 5.9 miles long (Lovick Bridge to Grants Mill) |
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Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10) |
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Cahaba River
| ...t two to three foot falls followed by a run produced by the current. And one was just a long series of wide wave trains. I did enjoy the rapids but even a novice paddler with a few trips under their belt could handle this section. The only bad part was the long flats inbetween the rapids. I was lucky in that I timed my trip two days after a heavy rain so the current was nice and steady. If not for that I would have been exhausted from paddling across the flats. Luckily the scenery is good and there is plenty of wildlife to enjoy. The put in at Lovic bridge is tricky. Its a pretty steep grade and full of mud and sand. I ended up just getting in my canoe and slidding down the hill into the water. Thats a good way to flip so take a friend and you could rope your boat down much easier. The take out at Grants Mill is alot nicer. It has a nice gravel parking lot and a concrete ramp down to the river with a concrete docking pad in the water. You NEED to go look at the take out before you go on your trip though. The take out is nice but its positioned weirdly. You come down river to it after... |
KOA Birmingham South
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Just stopped here on our way north from the Florida panhandle.? Great stopover spot, extemely convenient to I-65.? Clean, neat campground, great bathrooms and showers, friendly, well-informed staff, and the area has all the basics travelers like us are interested in---food, shopping, RV stores, food, food, etc.? I know this would also be a nice spot for a longer stay.... |
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Set in a beautiful and convenient location, the Courtyard Birmingham Homewood is a fully reinvented Courtyard boasting 126 spacious rooms and 14 suites sparkling with fresh decor. Located near Samford...
2 miles away
